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Live together as brothers or perish together as fools
Published 4:43pm Tuesday, August 29, 2023To the Editor: August 28th of this year marks the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (commonly known as March ... Read more
Shopping locally makes good sense
Published 4:42pm Tuesday, August 29, 2023Think global, shop local is a phrase we have all heard quite often over the years. We now live in a world where we can ... Read more
August is a month for celebrating anything
Published 4:11pm Friday, July 28, 2023August is fast approaching (or has already arrived, depending on when you get to read this column). I always associate August with a couple of ... Read more
Robert E. Brinkley, Sr.
Published 12:08pm Thursday, July 6, 2023AHOSKIE – Robert Earl Brinkley Sr. died July 4, 2023, surrounded by his family at ECU Health in Greenville, NC after a brief illness. Robert ... Read more
Is it really free?
Published 9:34am Wednesday, July 5, 2023To the Editor: The Northampton County Commissioner’s board chair, Charles Tyner, has mentioned numerous times in his meetings that the new Courthouse complex will not ... Read more
Double Duty
Published 5:18pm Friday, June 2, 2023Northampton County pastor served in two branches of the U.S. military Read more
Smith, Wright, and other hard-working names
Published 5:12pm Friday, June 2, 2023Each and every person is given a name when they’re born. If you don’t have anything else, you at least have a name that you ... Read more
Merry Hill-Midway VFD gains state grant
Published 9:28am Friday, May 26, 2023Department of Insurance sends $30,000 check for new equipment Read more
Ahoskie PD gains added funds
Published 5:16pm Friday, May 12, 2023Town Council approves $45,000 to help slow crime wave Read more
NCWorks Career Centers expand hours effective May 8
Published 4:32pm Tuesday, May 9, 2023Customers of the NCWorks Career Centers in the Rivers East region will have the opportunity to receive assistance outside of traditional hours beginning May 8. ... Read more
Gates County hires Finance Officer
Published 4:38pm Friday, May 5, 2023GATESVILLE – The position of Finance Officer for Gates County local government has been filled. William Roberson was slated to begin his new duties on ... Read more
Names of local towns influenced by the railroad
Published 5:26pm Tuesday, May 2, 2023Our latest Front Porch Living magazine, which is being released this week, carries a theme of how some Roanoke-Chowan area towns got their names. Of ... Read more
Severn Peanut Company to invest $17 million in Elizabethtown facility
Published 5:56pm Friday, April 7, 2023ELIZABETHTOWN – Severn Peanut Company, a peanut sheller based in Northampton County, will create 44 jobs in Bladen County, Governor Roy Cooper announced on April ... Read more
‘Teamwork’
Published 5:29pm Tuesday, April 4, 2023Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce salutes local businesses at annual banquet Read more
Locals react to Medicaid expansion
Published 5:32pm Friday, March 31, 2023Roanoke-Chowan and eastern NC officials say rural areas will benefit from the new law Read more